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fins are rather plumbeous, except the second dorsal, which has a longi- / 
tudinal basal band, nearly uniform with the trunk, about as wide as a 
third of the fin’s height, extending the entire length. 
The single specimen of this species is nearly three feet long. 
N. M. No. | Station. Lat. | Long. | Fathoms. |Specimens. 
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EURYPHARYNGIDA. 
Gastrostomus Bairdii Gill & Ryder. 
NEMICHTHYIDA. 
Serrivomer Beanii Gill & Ryder. 
Spinivomer Goodei Gill & Ryder. 
Labichthys carinatus Gill & Ryder. 
Labichthys elongatus. 
SYNAPHOBRANCHIDA. 
HISTIOBRANCHUS. 
Synaphobranchid with the dorsal fin protracted almost as far forward 
as the base of the pectoral fin, and an isolated small patch of teeth 
on the vomer behind that on its head. 
Histiobranchus infernalis. 
The dorsal fin commences little behind the root of the pectoral (15 : 100 
of length), while the anal arises not much nearer the snout than the end 
of the tail; the pectorals are considerably shorter than the snout. 
N. M. No. Station. | Lat. Long. Fathoms. |ispsetenees, 
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NOTACANTHID.24&. 
Notacanthus analis. 
A Notacanthus with about eighteen anal spines, eleven dorsal spines, 
and a posterior ray, the length of the snout and diameter of the orbit 
subequal and greater than the interorbital area, and the snout project- 
ing about one-third of its own length beyond the mouth. 
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N. M. No. | Station. | Lat. | Long. Fathoms. ‘Specimens. 
BOOTIE bel. Sone didcoshunocessphatds sass ak | 2048 
